In the end, it takes one possible insurance marketplace out of play for individuals at least til 2015, he said.

Crawford didn't speculate as to whether a delay on the individual mandate would follow the employer mandate delay. Implementing the reform with the employer mandate will make it more difficult for individuals.

Update: A previous version of this article stated Crawford as former CEO of CVS Caremark. The company has informed us he was chairman. We apologize for the error.